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now happily falling into disuse. made
possible morbid curiosity and Tel that cFay-
ing for the dolsfal which charae-
terized % many ha5itual funeral. gOers
/ <no~ lady who not long since was
visiting n rural neg Ab0rh00d of an Eastern
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spect great curiosity A box was opened
containing the silver coll iu- plates inscribed
With the names OF neariY all Who had been
buried ia the vicinity Tor a l0ns term Of
years. The aged lady took melancholy
pleasure in her rars aud large collection.
fhs pressncs or near and dear friend, "a
times Of trial and sorrow Is sometimes
always-but sometimes comfort, but e1-
cepl they be vi Sc discreet aud very soothing
and comforting. tbs presence Of stranger.
is next 20 never comforting. 81 as = rule
public funerals are not productive Of good &.
And especially 50 when they are made the
occasion of parade with brass band
which plays moGrnful dTges en- route 10
the cemetery snd wild, hilarious. ith Of
July music al the way back. as much as TO
say Ne were very sorrorfal dOinz IL. but
We are awlnlly happy 10 feel that il is
done. Is such a habit fsr short OF barbarityg
To every heart belongs its own sorrow and
bitterness. Millions Ofatteadantscs neither
tighten or deepen Il. artificial seuiD ances OF
it can only detract from /. and render IL
mawkish and fsrcical-oYer-d doing anything
may spoil it--espscially the observance OF "A
funeral. the sweet custom of some modest
iioral tribute may be thus turned into idle,
vain show, when lavish expenditure is fol
loved by unseemly profusion and in pride
and vanity the photographer is called in to
make stereoscOpic views of the display.
And long sermons with stirring address 10
the mourners are, ss a rule, of very qaes-
tionable propr:sty IS parcel OF the ceremo-
nies of Christian burial. | shall never for
get an occasion. some years ago. when in 4
little hamlet which was a mere notch in
the woods, poor. friendless scandinavian
died. lie had no relatives, and the only
friends were some of hie own nationality
who had first known him from taking him
in during his last sickness. A score perhaps
gathered in TO assist in the funeral; il was
cold, bleak day-eyen the little
church seemed almost untenantcd.
and everything was forlOrn and sorrowful.
bat the good Baptist preacher preached 70
rs nearly an hour aud then devoted q half
hour more in an exhoriati0n TO the mourn
ers, who bore il very kindly and patiently,
considering the fact that they could not
understand word Of English. On many
occasions the less sai1 after the burial ser
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most appropriate and impressive. l can
never forget the beautiful, bat Oh 50 ex-
pressiye verses on the burial Of Sir John
Mo- ore:
"Few aud short we're the prayers they said.
And they sivoke not a word of Sorr0~
But they stesdfastly gazed On the iace Of the
And bitterly thought Of the morrow.
SLOWLY aud sadly they laid him down,
ON the field OF his tame, fresh aud CORY.
And they carved not iine and they raised not
stone.
But they left birn alone in his gory
There was a beautiful custom in classic
days of brief funeral orations by intimate
friends. Il Is sprlngDg mp again, and WISE
ly and discrteiiy managed. u NAV serve TO
soothe and soften the poignancy of grief.
But pomp, psgeantry and funeral magnid
cence can never have thet effect. The sub
dued, tnc c0aSte. tle uDpreIeDuOuS yet the
earnest, the feeling. the siisctionats must
ever be the most appropriate in funerals Of
those who have already entered into rest.
Naked came they into the world. and they
can take nothing material out Of il: aud all
that friends can DO about their remains can
not stay the oblivion that in time must set
tie over their lives on earth all that was
mortal Of them; nor can it help them be-
yond the Iefheen stream on the way 70 the
beautifdl city
'where the glare. and glitter and tinsel Of time
Fade and dc ia the :! xat OF the region snhitme
Where the soul disenchanted OF flesh and OF
sense
Thr)ws OF is vain irsppings, aud shows and pre-
tense.
And = clothed ffr The life aud the service shove
With purity. trath. faith, meekness and love